This article outlines a community practice methodology developed at the Center for Participatory Change, a nonprofit organization in the Appalachian mountains of Western North Carolina. This methodology, which we call participatory change, signals confluence of three practice approaches that have rarely been integrated: community organizing, popular education, and international participatory development or Participatory Rural Appraisal. The article provides an overview of these three practice approaches and discusses their strengths and limitations. Participatory change as a community practice approach is presented along with an introduction to the core values, attitudes, and behaviors that guide the use of the methodology.

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